The conviction of a Venezuelan drug trafficker in the United States underscores the wide range of services that Venezuelan security forces have provided to trafficking networks. On December 12, a …
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US officials may designate Mexican crime groups as terrorists, but this mischaracterizes the threat.
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Cocaine processing has taken root on European soil, Mexican and Dutch synthetic drug traffickers have partnered up, and a new chemical technique is encouraging the establishment of super-labs in Europe’s …
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Murders have spiked in Mexico’s northern state of Sonora, thanks to the volatile mix of a veteran drug trafficker’s alleged return, internal disputes within the Sinaloa Cartel, and an offensive …
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The Beltrán Leyva Organization was run by the Beltrán Leyva brothers, who are now either dead or serving prison time.
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US Arrest of Former Defense Minister Deals Blow to Mexico Military
by Jakob Kochby Jakob KochThe US arrest of Mexico’s former defense minister on drug charges confirms what has been alleged by traffickers themselves: that the country’s military, which plays an outsized role in the fight against …
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New court documents allege that a top-level criminal enforcer in Mexico served as an informant prior to his arrest, but doubts remain about the level of cooperation he provided authorities …
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A new report says Mexico’s recently appointed supervisor of the country’s airports and ports is suspected of facilitating drug trafficking through airports.
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When Mexico President Enrique Peña Nieto took office in 2012, he put together a list of 122 alleged criminals whose arrests would be “high-priority” in the country’s fight against organized …
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Mexico Cartel Leader’s Sentencing Sends Strong Message to El Chapo
by Efren Bryneby Efren BryneAuthorities in the United States have handed down a prison sentence of almost 50 years to a former high-level leader of one of Mexico’s most notorious drug cartels and ordered …